GAHANNA, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Ohio, an
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, today issued a Request
for Proposals (RFP) for solar energy generation resources in
Ohio.
AEP Ohio is seeking proposals for up to 400 megawatts (MW) of
solar energy resources. Proposals will be evaluated based on
criteria outlined in the RFP, including preference given to sites
that are located in Appalachian Ohio, create permanent
manufacturing jobs in the region and commit to hiring Ohio military veterans.
Proposals are due Dec. 18, 2017.
All proposal responses should be directed to Navigant, the
independent RFP manager for the RFP. More information is available
at http://www.aepohio.com/go/rfp/.
AEP Ohio committed to pursue the development of solar and wind
generation resources in an agreement approved by the Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio
(PUCO) in November 2016. The
agreement included commitments to propose 400 MW of solar
generation and 500 MW of wind generation produced in Ohio. The renewable energy projects must be
approved by the PUCO.
AEP Ohio customers currently receive renewable generation
service through long-term power purchase agreements with the 10 MW
Wyandot Solar Farm near Upper Sandusky,
Ohio, and the Fowler Ridge (100 MW, Benton and Tippacanoe Counties, Indiana) and Timber Road (99 MW, Paulding County, Ohio) wind farms.
AEP Ohio is based in Gahanna,
Ohio, and is a unit of American Electric Power. AEP Ohio
provides electricity to nearly 1.5 million customers. News and
information about AEP Ohio can be found at AEPOhio.com.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a
smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and
custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP's more than 17,000
employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity
transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution
lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to nearly 5.4
million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the
nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 33,000
megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including 4,200 megawatts
of renewable energy. AEP's family of companies includes utilities
AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West
Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky
Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power
Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy
Partners, AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide
innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide.
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SOURCE American Electric Power